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Cosmo for my cool girl — blogtour cosmo dress by Sewpony —

Blogtour cosmo dress Sewpony

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The cosmo dress is the latest pattern by Sewpony. When Suz asked me to participate in the blog tour, I was really excited. Sewpony fan over here. I doubted how the piping and straight line in the middle would fit Jente. And I didn’t want to use a very cute and girly fabric for this dress for her. So I decided to go all the way with this ‘cool cosmo look’.

According to the measurements indicated in the pattern, I needed to make a 2y for my 2,5 year old. It fits her perfectly. I only shortened it by 4cm.

I didn’t use the many special options the pattern provides (mostly because of a slight fabric miscalculation…). But make sure to check them out. There are pockets in the front and many collar options. And you can also combine the collars of the other Sewpony patterns with this one.

I also didn’t add piping in the front, but I decided to cut the side front pieces in another direction. Not my best sewing work here actually… some asymmetrical stuff on the front and back and the corners in the front aren’t that perfect (maybe because I didn’t add the piping or because of the weight of the fabric or because I suck at sewing corners … 🙂 ). But luckily, her cuteness blinds me when she’s wearing it, almost at least. 😉

If you think the zipper in the back is a hard part of this pattern, don’t worry. Suzanne made these very clear instructions and a video about installing the exposed zipper. Just do what she does and you’re golden.

The fabric I used is a quite heavy cotton I bought at Ikea. I bought it a while back when I only needed 50cm to make a dress for my small little lady. Now, apparently I’m starting to need more. 🙂 Especially when the fabric isn’t 140cm wide. Rookie mistake. But I made it work somehow.

During the blogtour, you get a 15% discount (until midnight AEST on Friday September 1st) using the code COSMOTOUR. .

There is also a Cosmo package (1.5m designer fabric, zipper, piping) to giveaway to one lucky sewer who purchases the pattern and tags it on Instagram (#cosmodresspattern #sewponypatterns @sewpony).Check out Sewpony’s Instagram account.